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Police discovered cocaine, black opium, psilocybin, concentrated cannabis and LSD at a home on East Broadway.

Nassau County police arrested a Long Beach man on drug charges Monday after they discovered cocaine and other narcotics in his home. The Police Department’s Major Case Bureau said that … more

10/10/17

Freeport High School Navy JROTC members gave the walkers their peace signs as they walked through the streets of Freeport during the community peace walk on Sept. 16.

Miles with smiles for peace

For the last two years the tradition of observing International Day of Peace and Non-Violence has become a community-wide effort. Wearing yellow and their best walking shoes, students, parents, … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/21/17

Bayview Avenue School Principal Mary Garguilo spoke to students and staff at the Sept. 11 ceremony.

Freeport students remember 9-11

Schools across the Freeport Public School District held special ceremonies to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Principals Mary Garguilo, Paula Lein and … more

9/14/17

Freeport High School Booster volunteers and parents, Margret Meyvechi, president and Chatese Allen, co-secretary dropped off concessions in preparations for the coming football home game.

Boosters raising money for athletic scholarships and more

With school back in session, students aren’t the only ones back into the swing of things. Parents, especially Freeport High School Boosters, are kicking of the new school year with a partnership … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/14/17

Students from New Visions School walked toward the school’s flagpole for the Sept. 11 ceremony.

Freeport students remember 9-11

Schools across the Freeport Public School District held special ceremonies to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Principals Mary Garguilo, Paula Lein and … more

9/14/17

Message from Freeport Public Schools Board of Education President

On behalf of the Board of Education, I am pleased to welcome parents, students and staff to the 2017-18 school year. It was a busy and productive summer. We had more than 2,300 students involved in … more

By Michael Pomerico | 9/7/17

Molloy College senior and Freeport native, Gardenia Molina, spent her summer break interning at Senator John Brooks’ office and working alongside his staff to serve New York’s Eighth Senate District.

Freeporter gearing up for senior year in college

She sat quietly scrolling through her phone. With the close of summer, Freeporter and Sacred Heart Academy alumnae, Gardenia Molina has been anxiously preparing to start her senior year at Molloy … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/7/17

Message from Superintendent of Schools

Welcome back to the beginning of what is sure to be an amazing and accomplished school year. We are prepared and eager to begin the important work of education — helping to fulfill the … more

By Dr. Kishore Kuncham | 9/7/17

Bayview Avenue School’s new principal, Mary Garguilo, right, escorted first-grader Magdaline Ezinma, left, to her classroom on Sept. 5, the first day of school.

School’s in session

Freeporter Isabel Willocks, a seventh-grader at J.W. Dodd Middle School, hugged her two binders tightly as she walked beside her father, Oneal Willocks, on the first day of school, Tuesday. … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/7/17

Time to get an education

New York state has some of the nation’s best schools, and some of the worst. Many suburban schools are considered models of learning . . . more

8/31/17